Mr. Powers Project

  • Events leading to revolution

    The British defeated the French and their Indian allies in the French and Indian War in 1754-1763. The result was British control over much of North America.
  • leading to rev

    The Colonists had always considered themselves Englishmen now and among the rights for all Englishmen was a voice in Parliament that was something they didn't have. With the Stamp Act, "Taxation without representation is tyranny," became a battle cry.
  • events leanding to rev

    people from Boston were most outspoken and violent in their reaction to taxes. They threatened and harmed British customs officials trying to collect taxes. TheBritish then quartered some troops in Boston to protect their officials. In 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred as British troops fired into a group of protesters, killing five of them. This was the first blood
  • events leading to rev

    In 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred as British troops fired into a group of protesters, killing five of them. This was the first blood massacre
  • leading to revolution

    In 1773 was the Tea Act.... the East India Company had a huge impact on the importation of tea. In protest, a group of Boston citizens disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor and this is became the Boston Tea Party.
  • REVOLUTION

    1754-1763 The French and Indian War
  • rev

    1766 The Declaratory Act
  • revolution

    1770 Boston Masacre
  • revolution

    1776 The Virgia Declaration of Rights
  • cause&effect

    The 1765 Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax (in the form of a stamp) on printed documents, various licenses, and other goods. Colonists rebelled and terrorized British tax collectors.
  • cause&effect

    This document outlined the terms of the British surrender in 1783. Its ratification officially ended the Revolution, making America a free country.
  • cause&effec

    The 1787 Constitutional Convention resulted in the elimination of the Articles of Confederation and the formation of a new, more effective government and constitution.